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Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.

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A character is a completely fashioned will.
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Character Complete Fashion Willing
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
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Complete Ourselves Realization
The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage.
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Dangerous Ideal Moral Powerful Savage Strength
Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.
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Book End Infinite Reason
I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that fate and character are the same conception.
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Character Fate Feeling Myself Realization
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
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Action Order Perspective Simplicity
One should, when overwhelmed by the shadow of a giant, move aside and see if the colossal shadow isn’t merely that of a pygmy blocking out the sun.
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Block Feeling Oneself Shadow Sun
Humanity is a comic role.
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Cosmos Humanity Role
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
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Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.
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Enjoyment Learning Pleasure
We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.
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Dreams Wake Up
Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.
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Active Genius Moral Person Poet Poetry True
What delights, what pleasures does your life offer you that outweigh the raptures of death?
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Death Life Offering Pleasure Weight Yourself
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
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Catch Himself Trap
Where are we really going? Always home.
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Deep Home Spiritual Travel

Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.

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